Former West Brom player and coach Craig Shakespeare is set to be announced as Leicester City’s new manager on a permanent basis.

Shakespeare, who played and made over 100 appearances for Albion between 1990 and 1993, returned to The Hawthorns in 1999 and eventually worked his way up to first-team coach, overseeing the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace in 2006 in between the sacking of Bryan Robson and the arrival of Tony Mowbray.

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Birmingham-born Shakespeare, who lives in Lichfield, took charge of the Foxes in February following the sacking of Claudio Ranieri and won eight of 16 matches at the helm - including a 1-0 victory at The Hawthorns.

He's set to agree a three-year deal.

The appointment by the 2016 Premier League champions, on the back of their survival from the perils of relegation, means Crystal Palace and Southampton are the only clubs now without a permanent manager currently in place.